Solicitor

Field Seymour Parkes LLP; Reading; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Field Seymour Parkes LLP is seeking a Wills, Trusts and Estates Solicitor to join the Reading team. The role involves handling a broad mix of non-contentious matters, including drafting Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, and estate administration for private clients, with advice on IHT.

You will work under supervision while managing your own caseload and contributing to business development initiatives. Full-time or part-time arrangements can be considered to fit the successful candidate's

Qualifications

• 2–4 years PQE in Wills, Trusts and Estates.
• Drafting Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney.
• Estate administration and inheritance tax considerations.
• Supervision and training provided to develop expertise.
• Involvement in team and firm-wide business development activities.
• Flexibility to consider full-time or part-time working patterns.

Responsibilities

• Handle full range of non-contentious matters including drafting Wills and LPAs and estate administration for private clients.
• Advise on inheritance tax and prepare IHT accounts.
• Manage own client caseload with supervision and support from an experienced team.
• Collaborate with contentious and non-contentious colleagues and contribute to business development.

Job description

Field Seymour Parkes is a highly respected and award-winning law firm with a strong reputation for delivering exceptional legal services to businesses, individuals, and charities across the Thames Valley and beyond. We are committed to providing practical, commercially focused advice while maintaining the highest standards of client care.

Due to continued growth, we are seeking an ambitious and talented Wills, Trusts and Estates Solicitor to join our highly regarded Dispute Resolution team in Reading.

The Opportunity

Our Wills, Trusts and Estates team are looking to appoint a solicitor to the team with between 2-4 years PQE as part of its continued progression.

Your day-to-day caseload will involve working on the full range of non-contentious matters including the preparation and drafting of Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney, as well as handling estate administration work (including advice relating to inheritance tax and the preparation of IHT accounts) for a wide range of private clients.

As part of the role, you will receive extensive supervision and training to develop your knowledge and experience in a successful private client department. In addition, you will be responsible for your own clients and caseload as well as being expected to be involved in team, and firmwide, business development activities.

You will be joining a busy team dealing with a wide range of matters and will be working in a friendly, professional department. Our Band One recognised Chambers and Legal 500 team continues to grow and there is now an exciting opportunity for you to develop your career to join an expanding, busy team with high quality work in this area. You will work with colleagues on large cases whilst benefitting from supervision and support from the widely experienced team. You’ll also work together with other colleagues within the contentious and non-contentious teams and take part in business develop opportunities.

Full-time or part-time considered. We are happy to discuss working patterns and flexibility to accommodate the successful candidate.